Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 834 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Read it aloud): Decide what the question is checking — a missing part, a capital, a joining word, the order or the end mark. Use that lesson’s tip. Read your choice aloud: a correct sentence sounds complete.

1. 1.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Shone over the lake.
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara is when leaving for Delhi? (b) When Tara is leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Tara leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Tara leaving for Delhi?
3. 3.Farhan wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) hot (c) chilly
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The red kite flew high in the sky.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) shiny (c) loud (d) spicy
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Omkar sings a song in the morning” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Omkar drew a tall green house. (b) Omkar drew a tall house. (c) Omkar drew a green house. (d) Omkar drew a house.
8. 8.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Rohan wore a cap. (b) Rohan wore a blue cap. (c) Rohan wore a new cap. (d) Rohan wore a new blue cap.
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Aarav lost Aarav's pencil. Aarav found it. (c) Aarav lost his pencil. He found it.
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash the school bag packs at night. (b) Packs Yash the school bag at night. (c) Yash packs the school bag at night. (d) Yash packs at night the school bag.
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Counted the coins. (b) The train. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
12. 12.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Isha calling?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan lost Ishaan's pencil. Ishaan found it. (b) Ishaan lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Ishaan lost his pencil. He found it.
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Zoya cricket in the park. (b) Zoya plays in the park cricket. (c) Zoya cricket plays in the park. (d) Zoya plays cricket in the park.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Tara lives near the lake in chennai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) near (d) chennai
17. 17.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
20. 20.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Ishaan is going after school? (b) Ishaan is where going after school? (c) Where is Ishaan going after school? (d) Is where Ishaan going after school?
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Maria travelling to school?” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “it” (b) after “barked” (c) after “puppy” (d) after “hungry”
24. 24.“Counted the coins.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in april.” (a) in (b) april (c) after (d) reopens
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) spicy (c) sticky (d) noisy
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Visits Manav the library on Fridays. (b) Manav the library visits on Fridays. (c) Manav visits on Fridays the library. (d) Manav visits the library on Fridays.
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Nisha is crying? (b) Nisha is why crying? (c) Is why Nisha crying? (d) Why is Nisha crying?
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The children.
31. 31.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Kunal bought a balloon. (b) Kunal bought a red balloon. (c) Kunal bought a big red balloon. (d) Kunal bought a big balloon.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a clever crow! (b) Kabir drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Why is Farhan laughing? (d) Line up near the door.
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in delhi starts in december.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grabbed a banana.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram reads a storybook at night. (b) Vikram a storybook reads at night. (c) Vikram reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Vikram a storybook at night.
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) prickly (b) salty (c) loud (d) colourful
40. 40.These words are mixed up: seven / the / Yash / bus / catches / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Catches Yash the bus at seven. (b) Yash catches the bus at seven. (c) Yash the bus catches at seven. (d) Yash catches at seven the bus.

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